Russian invasion of Ukraine scrambles schedule for reducing carbon consumption
Makeshift houses with solar panels at Luetzerath, a village about to be demolished for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. THILO SCHMUELGEN/REUTERS
Germany’s 2022 energy consumption fell 4.7% year on year to the lowest since its reunification, thanks to spiking energy prices, mild weather and a government appeal for citizens to save energy in light of a sudden drop in Russian gas imports. Despite renewable energy reaching a record 46% share in Germany’s electricity mix, the greenhouse gas emissions of Europe’s biggest economy were around 761-million tonnes last year, missing a target of 756-million tonnes and falling behind the 2020 benchmark of a 40% cut compared to 1990, Agora said.
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